intellectual property

Bridgestone Receives Industrial Property Rights Award

On the occasion of the 140th anniversary of the establishment of Japan’s industrial property rights system, Bridgestone was presented with the 2025 Prime Minister’s Certificate of Appreciation as a company that has made extremely significant contributions and achievements in the diffusion and development of the industrial property rights system. Industrial property rights are the collective name for four types of...

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Sumitomo Rubber Reaches Settlement With Chinese Company in Motocross Tire Lawsuit

Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd. (TYO:5110) has reached a settlement with Timsun Rubber Tire (Weihai) Co. Ltd. by employing the mediation of the Beijing Intellectual Property Court. Sumitomo Rubber had been seeking an injunction against the Chinese tire manufacturer for, among other things, infringing its patent rights, specifically Chinese Patent Number ZL201110212627.X, and design rights, specifically Chinese Design Right Number ZL201130113641.5....

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Rubber Machinery Systems Maker Suzuka Engineering Reaches Financing Agreement

Suzuka Engineering Co. Ltd. (Headquarters: Yokkaichi City, Mie Prefecture) reached a financing agreement last November with Hyakugo Bank Ltd. (TYO:8368) on the basis of an intellectual property business assessment report. Serving a wide spectrum of the rubber industry, Suzuka Engineering independently develops and designs rubber manufacturing processes and, most notably, industrial machinery instruments and systems for kneading operations. On the...

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